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Your Invite to Wayzata Chamber Luncheon with U of M Football Coach Jerry Kill

Thursday luncheon is open to the public and will feature the Gophers' head football coach as guest speaker.

On Thursday May 23, the Greater Wayzata Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a luncheon at the Wayzata Country Club featuring Jerry Kill, head football coach for the Minnesota Gophers. 

The luncheon begins at noon and is expected to wrap up by 1:30 p.m.

Jerry Kill was named head coach of the University of Minnesota football program on December 7, 2010. The Gophers were 3-9 in Kill's first season at the helm in Minnesota. The Gophers finished the 2011 season on a positive note, retaining Floyd of Rosedale with a rivalry game victory over Big Ten foe Iowa and a season-ending Big Ten win over Illinois. In 2012, Minnesota had a record of 6-7 and finished off the season playing Texas Tech in the 2012 Meineke Car Care Bowl.

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Kill came to Minnesota after spending three seasons on the sidelines at Northern Illinois University. Kill led the Huskies to three consecutive bowl games during his tenure. He also coached NIU to a berth the Mid-American Conference Championship game in 2010. Kill put together a 23-16 record in his three seasons with the Huskies. 

Following the 2010 season, Kill was named the National Coach of the Year by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. In 2009, Kill was presented with the National Football Foundation Courage Award by the Chicago Metro Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame.

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The cost of this luncheon is $20 for Chamber members and $25 for non members.   The Greater Wayzata Area Chamber of Commerce thanks The Foursome and TCF Bank for sponsoring this event!


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